Klopp hails maturing Liverpool after victory Bayern Munich

A Sadio Mane double and Virgil van Dijk’s towering header secured a 3-1 win on the night in Munich and on aggregate to secure Liverpool’s place in Friday’s quarterfinal draw alongside three other English sides.

Defeat may signal the end of an era for a Bayern side that has reached the semifinals in six of the past seven seasons, including when they beat Klopp’s Borussia Dortmund side to win the Champions League in 2012/13.

However, Klopp denied victory in Munich was especially sweet given his past history with German champions Bayern.

“I’m not like this. I did not want to beat Bayern for beating Bayern, I wanted to win for Liverpool,” he added.

Manchester City, Tottenham and Manchester United’s presence also in the last eight makes an all-English clash in the quarterfinals likely, but Klopp would rather avoid Liverpool’s Premier League rivals.

“We all would say the same, it is Champions League. We try to play teams from Europe.

“Whoever we get as an opponent we will take. The boys love the competition